He found that she had been run ashore on one of the small outlying cays that are numerous off Cardenas Bay, and with other floating wreckage he picked up a life-preserver on which was painted, "_Manuel Ros_, Barcelona." "How strangely and unexpectedly things turn out," he said to Ridge as he turned from examining this telltale relic.

"Our Government learned some time ago that the _Manuel Ros_ was taking on board at Cadiz a cargo of improved mines, submarine torpedoes, and high explosives for use in Puerto-Rican harbors.

It was positively stated that she would not attempt to run the Cuban blockade.

Nevertheless, we were all notified to keep a sharp lookout for her, especially around Santiago and Cienfuegos.

She was reported to be very fast, and I can well credit it, for there are few ships in these waters can show their heels as she did to the _Speedy_.